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ODOT director outlines winter costs, Route 66 map and new Lawton pedestrian bridge
Summary
Director Gatz updated the Transportation Commission on winter-storm response costs and materials, the Route 66 centennial map print run, use of brine pretreatment statewide, and completion of a $2.5 million pedestrian bridge in Lawton.
Director Gatz told the Oklahoma Transportation Commission on March 2025 that the department spent several million dollars and tens of thousands of staff hours responding to a series of significant winter storms, and provided updates on several statewide initiatives including a Route 66 centennial map and a completed pedestrian bridge in Lawton.
Gatz reported that this winter ODOT used about 34,000 tons of salt‑and‑sand mix and approximately 824,000 gallons of brine, at an estimated materials cost of about $4,400,000. The department recorded roughly 89,000 man‑hours fighting winter weather and…
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